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Summary
Bloom Color: Pink, White, Yellow.
Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Mid summer. Form: Upright or erect.
Physical Characteristics
Digitalis grandiflora is an evergreen Perennial growing to 0.9 m (3ft) by 0.3 m (1ft in) at a medium rate. It is in leaf all year, in flower from July to August, and the seeds ripen in September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers dry or moist soil and can tolerate drought.
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Synonyms
D. ambigua.
Plant Habitats
Woodland Garden Dappled Shade; Shady Edge;
Edible Uses
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Medicinal Uses
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Cardiac Stimulant Tonic
The leaves are cardiac, stimulant and tonic[46, 61]. They are often used in the treatment of certain heart complaints.
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Other Uses
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Cultivation details
Landscape Uses: Border, Specimen. An easily grown plant, succeeding in ordinary garden soil, especially if it is rich in organic matter[1]. It also succeeds in dry soils and, once established, is drought tolerant[188, 190]. It prefers semi-shade but succeeds in full sun if the soil is moist[188, 200]. Plants are hardy to about -20°c[187]. A short-lived perennial or biennial[187]. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer and rabbits[233]. Special Features:
Not North American native, All or parts of this plant are poisonous, Suitable for cut flowers, Attractive flowers or blooms.
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Plant Propagation
Seed - surface sow early spring in a cold frame. The seed usually germinates in 2 - 4 weeks at 20°c[175]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer.
Other Names
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Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: Turkey, Russian Federation-Western Siberia (Western Siberia (south)) EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Russian Federation (European part), Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, France
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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